• Player reportedly misses Europa League tie in Azerbaijan • Gurbanov suggests tensions with Armenia may be reason Qarabag head coach Gurban Gurbanov believes Arsenal have “saved” Henrikh Mkhitaryan from the pressure of playing in front of a large crowd in Azerbaijan by leaving the player at home...

Caught up in the emotion of Premier League tension, as a match that hung in the balance was suddenly seized, Unai Emery leaped about and shook his fists on the sidelines. This one, compared to the winning sequence that preceeded it, seemed to count that little bit more, to mean something that bit...

• Midfielder looks set to leave in 2019 after contract talks ended • Emery: ‘I don’t think the situation will affect his performances’ Unai Emery is confident Aaron Ramsey’s performance levels will not be affected by the breakdown of his contract talks. The Wales midfielder has been at the Emirat...

Arsenal kept the first clean sheet of the Unai Emery era in last Sunday’s home win over Everton but it was entirely down to Petr Cech. The team’s defence remains a work in progress and Watford will surely pose a physical test for it. Will Arsenal be able to hold firm? Or, perhaps, they will simpl...

• Midfielder’s current contract expires in June 2019 • Ramsey’s demands influenced by Mesut Özil’s new deal Arsenal have withdrawn the offer of a new contract for Aaron Ramsey, meaning that the Wales midfielder could be sold in January or leave for nothing next summer. Related: Style over substan...